Saakashvili Leads Rally Against Poroshenko in Kiev

Supporters of Mikheil Saakashvili demanded the impeachment of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at a rally in central Kiev yesterday. Several thousand people are believed to have participated in the event.

Saakashvili, leader of the New Forces Movement, lead the march towards Kiev’s European Square, where the rally was held. Protestors, holding Ukrainian flags, chanted things like "no to drug dealers", "resign", "suitcase, station, Maldives”.

Around two thousand law enforcement officers are believed to have been mobilized in central Kiev for the event.